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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:
Joseph, Julie T. ; Purtill, Kerry ; Wong, Susan J. ; Munoz, Jose ; Teal, Allen ; ... More +
Joseph, Julie T. ; Purtill, Kerry ; Wong, Susan J. ; Munoz, Jose ; Teal, Allen ; Madison-Antenucci, Susan ; Horowitz, Harold W. ; Aguero-Rosenfeld, Maria E. ; Moore, Julie M. ; Abramowsky, Carlos ; Wormser, Gary P. Less -
Description:
Babesiosis is usually acquired from a tick bite or through a blood transfusion. We report a case of babesiosis in an infant for whom vertical transmission was suggested by evidence of Babesia spp. antibodies in the heel-stick blood sample and confirmed by detection of Babesia spp. DNA in placenta tissue.
Subject:
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Animals
Antibodies, Protozoan
Babesia Microti
Babesiosis
Dispatch
DNA, Protozoan
Female
Humans
Infant
Infectious Disease Transmission, Vertical
Placenta/parasitology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications, Parasitic/parasitology

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 18(8):1318-1321.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
United States
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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